Our First Mousey Monday

Welcome to Cache and Cookie’s first Mousey Monday! We received one question last week from William Chamberlain via Twitter. He wanted to know, “How did Professor Mousey learn to type?” Click on Professor Mousey to find out his answer!

As we get more questions for Mousey, we will bring the answers to you. In the meantime, check out the Webinars provided by our DEN Network. Log into Discovery Education and click on DEN. The Webinars are located on the left hand side, click “View All” and click “Register” next to the Webinar you wish to attend.

Here is this week’s schedule:

June 25, 2012 at 7:00pm: Discovery Education Builders 101

June 26, 2012 at 11:00am: Interactive Teaching and Learning with Brightlink (Grades K-5)

June 27, 2012 at 7:00pm: Interactive Presentations with Brightlink

June 28, 2012 at 11:00am: Interactive Teaching and Learning with Brightlink (Grades 6-12)

Please keep tweeting your questions and comments with #mouseymondays! We look forward to hearing from all of you!

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